The second degree murder charge against Taurus T. Carter, 22, has been dropped, according to the Bossier Parish District Attorney's Office.

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Michael Doughty
mdoughty@gannett.com

A Bossier Parish soon may be free from jail after Bossier Parish officials dropped the murder charge he was facing.

Taurus T. Carter, 22, still is imprisoned at Bossier Maximum Security Facility but no longer is accused of killing girlfriend Iesha Winbush. The 21-year-old was shot while she was visiting a friend Sept. 23 in the 600 block of Patton Street, near Arthur Ray Teague Parkway.

That charge of second-degree murder was dropped because authorities have developed new suspects in the case, Bossier District Attorney Schuyler Marvin said, adding that he was unable to provide any details. ...